Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 333 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (Spot the trap): Everyone does it: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” One means all: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” Lucky charm: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” Attacking the person: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” Fair reasons come from tests, measurements and checked facts.

1. 1.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
2. 2.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
4. 4.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) tests show it works (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
6. 6.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a puzzle game (d) a mistake in reasoning
7. 7.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
9. 9.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) calls them names (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
10. 10.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) many trials agree (d) tests show it works
12. 12.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) everyone is doing it (d) many trials agree
13. 13.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
21. 21.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) mocking who said it
24. 24.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
28. 28.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) many trials agree (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
32. 32.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) it was measured twice (d) it happened once
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
38. 38.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
40. 40.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason

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